Wind-shield.



1. 'Ai LA BON-TE.

v WIND SHIELD.

. LiCATION FILED lUNE.l3, 1914.

Patented May 23, 1916-.

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provement in Wind-Shields,.ofi whichp the I following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a specification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts.

vThis invention relates to wind shields and pertains more particularly to wind shieldsto be'located to the rear of the front seat ofthe tonneau of an automobile and capable of being adjusted toward and from the rear seats'to protect the occupants therein.

` lInorder toillustrate my. invention I have shown in' the accompanying drawing one embodiment thereof, wherein;

Figure 1 is aside elevation .of an automobile'tonneau with a part of.. th'e'si de broken away, to show a side elevation of my invention and the application thereof.

Fig. 2 is a View transverse to Fig. 1 with the side wings 'extended in the same plane as that of the central panel of the wind shield; Fig. 3 is a de- Vtail showing thewind shield in its folded the generic and description sense and'not;

position. Figs. 4, 5 and Gare details of pivots or hinges to be hereinafter described. The terms employed herein are -used in primarily for the purpose of imposing lim.- itations upon my invention. Limitations of my invention will be pointed out in the l appended cla1m.

ln the drawing 10 represents the tonneau body of an automobile having the usual front Aor drivers seat 11 andthe rear or passenger seats 12;

Usually the occupants of the 'front or drivers seat are fully protected by a wind 'shield erected uvon the dash forming a part ofthe body, whlle the occupants of the rear or passenger seats are afforded little or no protection against the wind or dirt blown in the faces of the passengers. Therefore between the front seat 1l and the rear seat 12 ll preferably provide a wind shield that can be adjusted up, down sidewise or at any inclination desired.

To the floor 15 of the tonneau are hinge members 16 having a pivot 17 engaging a plate 18 having a pivot pin 19 above the 5e-pivdt pin 17 and at right angles thereto.

The pivot pin 19 passes through the lower fwrite-suman.,

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end, of an upwardly extending tubular member 22..v

Slidable within tubularmember 22 is i a rod 23 adapted toA be clamped in any desired vertical position by means of the set screw 24. 'At the top of the rod 23 I prefferably rounded of thewind shield. The said strap 25 extends downward'along the sides of the rod 23 and is provided with a pivot pin' 28 at right angles to the bearing surface 26. Therefore the `tubular member 22 and rod 23 form telescopic means for/raising and lowering the centralpanel 27 and at the provide a strap 25 encircling a same time the center panel can be turned in any angular position with respect tok the rod 23 or to the hinge `members 16' thereby prof;V

viding a universal joint construction atboth the upper and lower ends ofthe windshield support. I f

The center panel 27 comprises the usual frame 30 and glass or transparent Celluloid member 31 so that the occupants of the tonneau seat 12 may be protected from the wind and from dirt and at the same time the roadway and View is unobstructed. At each side of the center panel 27 l preferably provide side wings 32-32 each comprising av frame 33 and a transparent member 34 hinged at 35 to the central panel 27. This construction provides deflecting panels or wings to practically inclose the occupants of the tonneau seat on three sides thereby forming a most eifective shield or guard. Tie straps 36 extending from the sleeves 22 to rings 37 or other suitable anchoring construction upon the front or driver seat 11 provide means for securing the said sleeve and the rod 23 in the desired angular position. .These said tie straps may be adjusted so as to permit the said sleeve on the said rod to be adjusted to any anglewith respect to the passengers seat 412. Tie straps 40 secured tothe central panel 27 near the top thereof at each end are likewise strapped to the rings 42 or the like and permit the said centralpanel and said wings to be adjusted to any desireddegree of inclination with respect to the tubular members 22. The said wings are secured in position parallel tothe sides of the body 10 by straps 44 extending rearwardly and secured to rings 45 or the like or to buttons on the rear or passenger seat 12 and-thereby hold the said side wings 32-32 in position.

portion 2,6 on the central panel 27 The straps 36, 40 and i4 may lbe of any:

suitable nature best adapted for the purpose and are held to the respective anchor means by means of`buckles or--snap hooks o'r any other suitable means-to permit said tie straps to `be quickly attached andjdetached and. at

the sameA time allow for adjustment in the,

length of the' strap.. Such features as these are well known in the art and furthe-r description or illustration is'unnecessary to an understanding of such devices except that broadly any desired form of tie stra-p and connections may b'e employed. y

If desired depending flexible curtainsl showninthe dotted lines 50 may be secured to the central panel 27 `and to theside wings 32-32 so that if the entire wind shield is' adjusted lclosely to the occupants of the passenger. seat said curtain can be extended dow'n over the lower portion of the body to keep dust and dirt from the clothing.

By means of the telescopic construction consisting. of the sleeve- 22 and the rod 23i the entire wind shield c an be adjusted to such height as to permit the passengers to look over the top of the shield. In addition to this the universal joint or hinged support construction for the wind shield, one side thereof can be lowered or raised above the level of the other side so that a shorter or taller person on that side will not be obliged to. look through the wind shield while a companion may look over the top edge. 4

Heretofore wind shields have not been capable of havingl the top edgethereof adjustable from. the 5 horizontal position.

j, Therefore 4this invention provides a very efcient means to adjust the wind shield to any degree of inclination and permit the top edge'thereof to be adjusted out of the horizontal or to any degree ,of inclination. In

other words the wind shield may be brought up close to the occupants of the tonneau seat and be. so` inclined as to project-the wind over the passengers heads by varying the degree of inclination and at the same time` the top edge thereof may beso adjusted to permit persons of different heights to obtain a-clear view of the roadway over the top of the wind shield.` It will be noted also that there are no rods or other rigid parts secured to the seat 11 and projecting straight toward the bodies of the passengers on the rear seat 12. Such construction presents a source of danger to the occupants of the said. seat l2 in thatthe sudden stolpping of the car frequently impels such persons forward and-there is great danger of such projections puncturing the body. Therefore the supports for this wind shield are so spaced that therey is very little danger of a person being thrown against projecting parts and in the case of the sudden stopping of the car for any reasonv whatsoever, the yoccupants of the rear seat will be inclosed in a guard frame that will produce no greater injuries than bruises or abrasions upon contacting therewith.

By using snap .hooks on the ends of the tie strapsl the occupants of the tonneau seat have merely to unliook such snap hooks from the rings 4.5 and swing the entire Awind shield forward out -of the wayin order to get out of or into the tonneau.

When it is not desired'to use the wind shield the side wings can be folded inwardly against the frame 30 and by releasing the tie straps 40 the entire wind shield can be folded inwardly and downwardly behind the seat 1l. By releasing the set screws 24C the wind shield can be then lowered so as to present but v'ery Vlittle obstiuction within the l tonneau.

No special fitting or cutting ofthe ton neau ybody is necessary by the use Vof my in,- vention as the main portions of the wind shield supports are out of sight and are only any other type of vehicles or carriers., f

-I have described. herein' one embodiment of my invention; but it is to be understood' that the latter is not essentially limited to' the .specific'details of construction and` ori. ganization of said embodiment, i'since' thel f same may be varied without departing'from the proper scope of the claim.

. I claim: l

In a wind shield of the character described, al central panel, side 'wings' pivoted thereto, a pair of independent supporting members'one at each end of said central panel and adapted to be adjusted one independently of the other each being capable i of adjustment to any. inclination both longitudinally and transversely, 'and independent members vsecured to the top of the central panel 'and adapted to adjust the angle of the saine relative to the said supports.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH A. LA BONTE.

Witnesses:

MAUD E. ORGAN, EDWIN T. LUCE. 

